We all want something in life. It could be something as small as a part time job or something as huge as the cure for cancer. Whatever it is you want, go for it.
Make this dream become a reality. Work with others and force yourself to take steps to get closer to what it is you want.
It’s not going to happen by itself
No goal has ever been accomplished by someone sitting on their butt, so get up and do it. Make a plan for what you want, set a short term goal of what you want to accomplish first in the steps toward the bigger picture.
Start by getting up one morning and telling yourself you are going to make a list of what you want to do in 10 years. Then look at what it will take in the next 6 months to start getting that.
Of course it’s scary
Trying to do anything new in life is terrifying. But don’t let that stop you. Imagine if Walt Disney had decided to not spend his whole life savings on a theme park that wasn’t guaranteed to succeed. The world would be a completely different place.
Ignore the fear you have, let it make you more confident in what you want to do.
There is no perfect time
The biggest reason no one gets their dream goal is because they always say, “Now is not the time”. Well, if you keep saying that, it will never be the time.
Life is always going to have something going on to make it more challenging to achieve this long term goal. Don’t let it scare you out of what you want to do. Face the challenges and keep going to the goal. The perfect time to start something is the time you choose to start it.
All these challenges will teach you more things than you could ever imagine.
It’s okay to get help
Not every goal is achievable by yourself. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin didn’t make it to the moon by themselves. There was thousands of people and a whole country rooting for and supporting them.
Enlist some help. It could be from a friend, a coworker, or a stranger. Asking for help when you need it doesn’t make you weak, it makes you brave and courageous.
Never give up
Failure is going to happen. There is no way to avoid it. Don’t let it stop you though. When you make a mistake or encounter an unplanned problem, take it in stride and keep going.
Stopping won’t get you where you want to go. There is not one person on this planet that has ever completed their goal without some sort of failure. Ben Franklin did not discover electricity on the first try. Nor did he do it in a day.
Goals take time and failure to happen. There will be so many moments when you feel like you won’t ever reach that goal, but if you keep at it you will. Keep trying to make it happen and eventually it will. Don’t let others stop you, but use them as an encouragemtnt to keep going.
